Is dedicated dot-folder for codespace really needed?

[Andre601]

When creating a Codespace does it create a dedicated dot-folder with files in it.
This causes the resulting PR to commit more than 5k files at once, which is fairly overkill if you ask me.

Isn't there any way to keep common files, modules, etc. which are guaranteed to be used by others, to stay in a central storage and are only downloaded temporary?
I really don't want to commit 5k worth of files just for editing a few markdown files every now and then in the codespace (Pretty much my only real use for it, because online editor sucks with markdown at times)